Quality Engineering Lead

LexisNexis South Africa Shared Services (Pty) Ltd Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software solutions provider in Johannesburg seeks a Quality Engineering Lead to champion software quality across key products. The role involves defining quality strategies, coaching teams on best practices, and implementing performance tests. Suitable candidates will have extensive experience in Quality Test Engineering and automated testing frameworks, along with a degree in Engineering or Computer Science. Competitive benefits include medical aid and a retirement plan.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Modern family benefits

Study Leave

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Quality Test Engineering.
• Proven experience in quality engineering leadership roles.
• Solid experience in automated testing frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with unit, integration, E2E, and exploratory testing.
• Ability to guide software engineers on quality best practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the quality vision and strategy for software products.
• Define and refine the quality roadmap with objectives.
• Establish quality standards, processes, and frameworks.
• Implement performance tests for continuous improvement.
• Coach software engineers on writing meaningful tests.

Skills

Quality Test Engineering

Automated Testing Frameworks

Cypress

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

BS in Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

PHP

VueJS

Angular

.NET

Job description

Overview

As a Quality Engineering Lead you will champion software quality across three key products (Closd, Jarvis, CaseLawAnalytics), working closely with international teams located in France and South Africa. You will lead all quality efforts, from test strategy and tooling to hands-on coaching and process improvement. You will play a pivotal role in shaping a quality-first mindset, supporting both engineers and product teams in delivering robust, testable, and resilient software.

Responsibilities

• Owning and driving the overarching quality vision and strategy for our software products.
• Defining and continuously refining the quality roadmap with short-term and long-term objectives.
• Establishing and evolving quality standards, processes, and frameworks adapted to our tech stack (PHP back end, JavaScript front end using Angular and VueJS).
• Implementing performance tests to track the continuous improvement of our products.
• Coaching software engineers on writing meaningful unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, including what makes a test valuable, when to use each type of test, and how to approach test coverage pragmatically.
• Supporting the Product team in producing well-defined, testable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinating test writing across the team and lead test campaigns before major releases, working in cooperation with the DevOps team.
• Defining and tracking key quality metrics (test coverage, test reliability, regressions, escaped defects, etc.) and reporting regularly on quality trends, risks, and opportunities to leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive experience in Quality Test Engineering.
• Have a BS in Engineering / Computer Science degree or equivalent.
• Must have proven experience in quality engineering leadership roles, especially in cross-functional or agile teams.
• Have solid experience in automated testing frameworks, including Cypress.
• Have hands-on experience with unit, integration, E2E, and exploratory testing.
• Have demonstrated ability to guide software engineers and product managers on quality best practices.
• Have excellent communication, cross-team collaboration, and change management skills.
• Be familiar with CI / CD pipelines, test environments, release workflows, and experience with PHP, VueJS, Angular, .NET is a plus.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work / life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• Study Leave